Another School Freezes Salaries, Cuomo Applauds

A second upstate school districts has taken steps to voluntarily freeze salaries for administrators. The first school was Bethlehem School District outside Albany. Now, the West Genesee School District outside Syracuse has also taken steps to freeze salaries. In a statement, Governor Cuomo praised the decision.

“I commend the administrators and faculty of the West Genesee School District who have taken a voluntary salary freeze. These are the type of tough but smart decisions school districts across New York should be making. West Genesee clearly understands the economic pressures we are facing and other school districts should follow this example.”

In the past week Cuomo has been trying to re-frame the education budget debate, arguing that his $2.8 billion in proposed cuts over the next fiscal year can be achieved through reducing bureaucracy and without hurting students.